Masters of Deception by Al Seckel

Masters of Deception by Al Seckel

Rings of seahorses that seem to rotate on the page. Butterflies that transform right before your eyes into two warriors with their horses. A mosaic portrait of oceanographer Jacques Cousteau made from seashells. These dazzling and often playful artistic creations manipulate perspective so cleverly that they simply outwit our brains: we can t just take a quick glance and turn away. They compel us to look once, twice, and over and over again, as we try to figure out exactly how the delightful trickery manages to fool our perceptions so completely. Of course, first and foremost, every piece is beautiful on the surface, but each one offers us so much more. From Escher s famous and elaborate Waterfall to Shigeo Fukuda s Mary Poppins, where a heap of bottles, glasses, shakers, and openers somehow turn into the image of a Belle Epoque woman when the spotlight hits them, these works of genius will provide endless enjoyment.

“[G]reat full page pictures, and just plain fun to browse” —Library Journal
“Children will find pleasure in [this] book, alongside their parents.” —Wall Street Journal
“[G]reat full page pictures, and just plain fun to browse.” —Library Journal
“Children will find pleasure in [this] book, alongside their parents.” —Wall Street Journal

Al Seckel, a cognitive vision scientist at the California Institute of Technology, is a major authority on visual illusions. He has given numerous lectures on the subject of illusions at some of the world's most famous colleges, and he creates interactive illusion galleries for scientific museums all around the world. He's also the CEO of IllusionWorks, a company that licenses illusion pictures and goods all over the world.

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ISBN 13	9781402751011
ISBN 10	140275101X
Titel	Masters of Deception
Autor	Al Seckel
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Union Square & Co.
Erscheinungsjahr	2007-08-01
Seitenanzahl	320
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.